For the past 5 weeks I’ve walked past this sushi restaurant on my way to and from work. It’s a bit grimy looking, especially with the large, empty patio in front. In other words – seriously lacking in curb appeal. But, I’m on a mission, so Bikkuri Japanese Restaurant was added to the list and…

www.stlawrencemarket.com Domenic’s Fish Market has been a constant of St. Lawrence Market since the 1960s. Changing hands a few times over the past decades, approximately 20 years ago it was purchased by Joe and Jae Kim. Since immigrating to Canada they had owned a number of convenience stores throughout Toronto. One of their regular…

When my date for my very first ‘Lady who Lunches’ cancelled, I had to scramble to decide where to go. I’m not really one who likes to eat alone, so I opted for take-out. I walked the block and a half from my office to Quesada Mexican Grill (King and Church). It’s a small shop…

Having recently changed jobs, I find myself located in a lunch mecca. At King and Yonge there are dozens of restaurants within a few blocks of my office. Tiny holes-in-the-walls, cafes, local institutions, and newer trendy restaurants all clamor for the patronage of the lunch crowd. Presented with such an abundance of choice, I’m going…

Think of this place as an extremely conservative game of truth or dare, in which I pose challenges to myself and chronicle them. The first such challenge is to eat lunch in a different restaurant each week for a year. New ‘dares’ will be posted as I think of them, or as they are suggested…

www.goldenorchardfinefoods.com In a medium-sized stall in St. Lawrence Market, sandwiched between a fishmonger and a man hawking freshly made pasta, is one of the city’s first, and the Market’s very first, organic produce shops – Golden Orchard Fine Foods, run by the Graziano family.

www.charliesburgers.ca On Sunday, October 3rd, at an undisclosed location in the Distillery District, Bob Blumer, the host of Surreal Gourmet and Glutton for Punishment partnered with the mysterious Charlie’s Burgers to officially launch his new cook-book “Glutton for Pleasure.”